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Second referendum odds slashed as MPs reject all Brexit options

The odds of a second referendum are shortening significantly with one bookmaker following last night’s support for the People’s Vote. They make it just 7/4 (from 9/4) for Government to call on the British public once again to shape the country’s future relationship with the European Union. Meaningful Vote III looks like being voted down at 1/3, having looked like a close-run thing at 5/6 before last night’s parliamentary session. Theresa May is now priced to step down in the...

Brexit: Commons decides to agree…on nothing

No majority emerged for any of the eight options tabled in the House of Commons last night.  Voting under the indicative vote process, MPs were unable to reach a consensus after they dramatically seized control of the agenda in the House of Commons from the Prime Minister. A permanent customs union and a motion tabled for a new referendum gained the most support, but still were unable to get over the line.  The voting was as follows:  139 yes 422 no...

Johnson backs PM Brexit deal even though he once called it ‘A Suicide Vest’

Boris Johnson has announced that he will now back the PM Brexit deal after Theresa May promised to quit once the UK leaves the EU with her deal, which has already been rejected twice by the Commons. However, he might want to cast his mind back to this Mail on Sunday front page... For Boris to say that the PM’s view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. This marks one of the most disgusting moments in...

Labour set to vote in favour of a “confirmatory” Brexit referendum on any deal reached with EU

Labour is set to vote in favour of a "confirmatory" Brexit referendum on any deal reached with the European Union. MPs are set to cast a number of indicative votes in parliament today in a bid to break the deadlock over Britain's exit from the EU. Labour's motion, put forward by former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, would required a public vote before any deal with the bloc was ratified. Beckett said she believed Jeremy Corbyn had committed to backing...

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